Quick Hoisin Chicken Stir-Fry

By sandycon

I love making Chinese stir-fry dishes. And I love that this one requires only very minimal food-preparation time. It's tasty and goes well served with Cantonese Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 4 -6 ounces snow peas
• 0.5 (4 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, cut into quarters
• 1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1 Soak snow peas in very cold water for a few minutes only if they are not crisp; trim and string them; blot peas and water chestnuts dry with a clean paper towel; set aside. 2 Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and cornstarch; stir or toss to coat evenly. 3 Add vegetable oil to a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat; heat until oil is almost smoking; add chicken to skillet and sauté 2 minutes or until the chicken is just barely done; add snow peas, water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, and sugar to skillet; sauté 1-2 minutes more until chicken and veggies are evenly coated with sauce; serve with rice or noodles.